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Thursday, March 27, 2008

So, I know a few of you commented about it already on my last post, but this past Sunday I was baptized...It was Easter...And it was awesome...Everyone that had invested in me since the beginning in high school was there...I was dunked by my high school youth pastor who is now my boss and friend...I felt like it was the right thing to do at the right time...I'm just interested to see how it affects my immediate family, who is not Christian...But for those of you who read this and were there to support me, thanks soo much, and if you weren't there, thanks for being a part of my journey as well...Thanks for the encouragement

The words don't fit exactly with my situation, but it's a great song...Check it out:

Daddy was a Preacher She was his wife Just tryin' to make the world a little better You know, shine a light

People started talking

Just to hear their own voice Those people tried to accuse my father Saying he'd made the wrong choice

Though it might be painful You know time will always tell Those people have long since gone My father never failed

Even when the rain falls Even when the flood starts rising Even when the storm comes I am washed by the water

Even if the Earth crumbles under my feet Even if the ones I love turn around and crucify me I won’t never ever let you down I won’t fall, I won’t fall, I won’t fall as long as you’re around me

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

So...I am getting baptized this sunday, which is is Easter...Mixed feelings on it...I am excited and stoked of course...But curious as to how some of my family is going to take it...I was baptized as a Catholic when I was something like 4 months old and now I am going to be baptized again in a not-Catholic church...:) (I became a Christian when I was 15 and still am the only one) I feel like it is the next step for me for sure...Anywhere in the Bible, especially in Acts, anytime someone starts believing in Jesus, their next step is to be baptized...I just think that this is another step in my journey with Jesus and I am ready to take it...I wish a few more of my friends were around for Easter to be a part of it, (some are stuck at school) but its cool, because I am getting baptized in the church where people are who supported me and helped me along the way...And in the church where I became a Christian...So needless to say, I am stoked to be dunked in a cold tank of water teeming with Jesus :) And if you want to join the party, come to Spring Arbor Free Methodist Church in Spring Arbor, Michigan on Easter to the 11:15 service and join in....:)

Oh, and if you want to, a little prayer for the event itself and how I will use this to share stuff with my family would be awesome :) Thanks sooooo much!

Lyrics to a song that has been loud in my head for awhile now...

Exchanging Beauty For The AshesGiven My Heart To Nothing RealI've Given My Heart AwayTo So Many ThingsSo Many Times I've FailedHelp Me Stop This Endless CycleRemind Me Of How It Can Be

Take Me Back I Surrender AllWithout You My Heart Is BrokenI Never Should Have Let You GoI Never Should Have Let You Slip

Through My Arms

As The Sun Sets TonightI'll Hold You With All That I AmI Never Should Have Let You GoPromise Me Youll Stay With Me ForeverForever